The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-20
~ 4.IGIulNa ABOUT FRET-WORK.
ioney Can he Made with Little Scroll
Saw. The Material Used.

ioney Can he Made with a Little Scroll
saw. The Material Used.
"There is a great deal people don
now about the art OF fret-sawlng," sa
we'l'known artist IN fret-work In 1
onse to the inquiries OF repor a.
and people would wonder, too, II tn,
lew how simple it Is anl how 1t Is /
ming the fashion,
Take for Instance the latest des'
a cabinet Of fret-work, Nothing l.
has ever been produced In the
tret'sawing. Indeed it Is hard to c,
i've OF the effectiveness OF the
arance of such an article when c.
ructed out Of differently colored a
operly selected woods, and when
ink that it Is possible for a boy
instruct such an article from I
'ttern, you begin to- realize the r.
Ilue Of the fret machine.
"Such cabinet stands from the ba
} inches; T. is As inches across
Inches deep. The front OF the fiji
action is ornamented with panels;
10 centre OF the second section a.
'ur drawers, and at the ends foldi
Dors, back OF which re receptacle
n knick -knacks; the third sectio
hen open, forms lady's writing.desl
I'd the fourth, two doors open upon
lrror, fifteen by thirty inches In siz
I'D on either side eight small doc
hich open into receptacles for lady
'ilet articles. The whole Is su
counted by a castellated top.
"The pattern for this costs but S
nd yet this cabinet, when made VI
'ill make as valuable an article ,
urniture as any that can be bougl
1t furniture store for from 5000 I
$500. Besides the beautiful results oil
tanned by this work. there is none.
In 1t.
L" ! can tell you Of case in point
A young man who found it impossible,
to obtain employment became possesse'
OF a foot-power scroll-saw and by It,
aid made brackets, card-baskets. match
boxes. frames and other articles, which
gave him when sold clear profit Of s
q day.
Hundreds Of others here earne,
$50 to SIS each by the sale OF worl
done at leisure time. More than 80, OO'
foot-power scroll-saws have been mad
and sold to parties who are now usi |;
them for pleasure or profit, and beside
there are probably three times a
many more who use tho ordinar.
hand.saw.
Prom a square foot Of black walnu
I have known to be made in a fe,
hours handsome clock. case worth Il
least SIS and the material costing but t.
cents. A piece Of ebony, worth abo,
penny, furnished enough material for
cross for which a person would glad
have given couple OF dollars.
"a square foot OF good black vain,
will be sufficient to make four or fl,
pretty brackets which will readily sell f.
so cents each"
"What about the wood that Is used IL
fret-work?"
"There are more kinds than you
imagine. First comes white pine, use
full particularly for lining the bottom
Of boxes, etc. Then there Is SPANS
cedar, easily obtained from cigar boxc
but really only suited for coarse woI
Butternut, also known as white walnl
cuts clean, but is soft and not adapt
for delicate designs. Red cedar al
white juniper are both handsomel
marked, though difficult to cut success
fully, because they are pcky. Whit
pOpldl - NtIN uStiul W Jllc lIel-SdNN ci
as also is Eastwood, furnished by tn,
lime tree.
"But the highly ornamental goods
black walnut, white holly, ebony,
hogany, rosewood and satinwoC
Besides these there are the tuipwO,
olive, bird's-eye maple and Hungar
ash"
"You cut other material than wood
fret-work?"
Yes, there are ivory and tortos
shell, for instance. There are tw
varieties of elephant ivory, the Asiat.
and African. The latter is more opaqu,
and dead white than the other.
4" But the hippopotamus supplies ivory
which is much harder and far more
valuable than that of the elephant,
being Of purer white and almost free
from gain.
IAN interesting fact about ivory in
connection with this work Is that it
requires seasoning the same as wood
and is very liable to crack and warp
when subjected to changes of tempera-
ture. 1t costs Sc to So pound in the
rough.
"Tortoise-shell can be applied to the
same purpose as ivory.
Mother-of-pearl is another Of these
choice materials that can be used by
the fret-sawyer."